The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27
WHAT THE ANAROHISTS DID.

We commend the following TO those
gentlemen who are signing petitions to
pardon the condemned anarchists for
the reason that they are to be hung for
the expression of an opinion, or as they
state it, for freedom of speech. 1t is
from the New York Tribune:
1t is of little consequence what the
London socialists say about the con-
demned men in Chicago. Their utter
ances bear no more relation to the
public opinion of England than the
sewerage of the great city does to the
ocean. The one respectable name
among them is William Morris, whose
socialism is pardOned as a harmless
eccentricity. 1t is not surprising to
find them sticking to the theory that
the Chicago anarchists are to die
simply for expressing their opinions,
when bodies of intelligent WOrkingmen
in this country have declared the same
thing. Men who showed themselves
so ignorant as Stepniak and Prince
Kraptokine did of many things which
the Veriest tyro in political studies is
supposed to know can be pardoned
perhaps on the ground that they are i'll
informed, but intelligent men are
living here and having the facts put
such excuse. Still less can we pardon
man of Gen. Buffers standing when
he says that as the result of the anar-
chistS agitation there was ian ex-
penditure of emotion and somebody
was killed. Talk of this kind, adj
dressed to men, many of whom are ig-
nOrant and poor and who doubtless
think the world uses them badly, is
dangerous, and thefore wicked. 1t
may be interesting to sow the wind,
but the rest OF US who may have to
take our share of reaping the whirl-
wind don't like it.
The anarchists are to die, not for ex-
ercising the right of free speech, and
not alone for melting to murder and
for conspiring to murder-Which would
be enough to hang them-but for actual
completely in the murders committed.
1t is time these facts were understood.
The evidence at the trial showed as
careful and deliberate conspiracy to
murder as was ever formed by burglars
to rob a bank. The evidence as set
forth in the decision of the supreme
court of Illinois showed that during a
considerable period money was being
raised by picnicS, balls and entertain
ments for the purchase of dynamite.
This money was intrusted to certain of
the men now under sentence of death.
1ucy puICndS0O uyndullJo ana secretly
manufactured bombs. Bombs made by
Lingg, one of these men, were captured
and it was abundantly proved that the
bomb which killed the eight policemen
and wounded many others was exactly
like those made by Lingg. The plan
for the use of the bombs was arranged
at a meeting of the conspirators and in
accordance with the advice of Engel.
They were distributed the night of the
Haymarket meeting. The different
groups of conSpiratOrs received warn
ing that the time had come to act,
through signal preconcerted between
Lingg, Engel, Fischer and Spies. 1t
was clearly proved on the trial that the
leading conspiratOrs were present at the
meeting and listeners overheard them
preparing to throw the bombs. One of
these men, Schnaubelt, who was
caught, but allowed to get away
through a police blunder, was seen to
throw the bomb which killed the po-
licemen. Much of this was shown by
the coroborated testimony of accom-
plices. and all of it was overwhelming
ly proved.
These are the facts. They have moth
ing to do with the political opinions of
these men. Amy man, whoever he is,
who attempts to make light of their
crimes, breaches assassination.